Gender inequality : socioeconomic analysis and developing country case studies
By: Tisdell, C. A
Material type: BookPublisher: Singapore ; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., c2019.Description: xxxii, 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9789811200823Subject(s): Sex discrimination against women -- Cross-cultural studies | Women -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies | Women's rights -- Cross-cultural studies | Equality -- Cross-cultural studies | Equality | Sex discrimination against women | Women -- Social conditions | Women's rightsDDC classification: 305.3 TI GE Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 305.3 TI GE (Browse shelf) | Available | Feb2020 | T0064108 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Socioeconomics, gender inequality and female disadvantage : an overview -- Economic theories of the family and gender inequality -- Sex ratios, sex selection and the value of females -- Prejudice against female children : theory and survey findings from eastern India -- Gender inequality indices of the UN and their application to Asian countries -- Determinants of the intra-family status of wives : theory and a study in West Bengal -- Poverty and economically deprived women and children : their interdependence and policy -- The possession of and access to capital : its implications for gender inequality -- Human resource capital, gender inequality and sustainable development -- Ecofeminism and support for sustainable development and conservation -- Work and gender inequalities in selected Asian countries -- The abuse of women by men -- Insights based on field notes compiled in eastern India: tribals, gender issues and village life -- References.